Catherine Jones

Catherine Jones,affectionately known as "Rine",was born in Halifax County,North Carolina on December 19,1942 to Jesse and Gertrude Jones. She was reared in North Carolina and during her teenage years moved to Richmond,Virginia where she completed her education in the Richmond Public School System. She furthered her education by attending The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) as well as The University of Maryland. Cathy was married to the late Phillip Brown and from this union they were blessed with five children,Brenda,Reginald,Phillip,Adrian and Andre`. Cathy was a committed,dedicated hard worker and retired from the Washington DC Police Department where she was one of the first female police officers. Cathy quickly moved through the ranks becoming one of the first female Robbery and Homicide Detectives. After retirement,Cathy continued her career in the judicial system by working as a United States Marshall. In 1999,Cathy decided to move back to Virginia to be closer to her family. She took pride in spending time with her grandchildren attending many of their extracurricular activities and sporting events. She was always one to keep busy,so she came out of retirement. Cathy held various positions: Virginia Senate;Head of Security at Phillip Morris and most recently the Chesterfield County Registrars Office. Cathy accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age at St. Stephen Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. Williams. Upon returning to Virginia,she joined Second Baptist Church in Chester where she was very active in the media ministry for several years. Cathy was predeceased by her youngest son,Jeremy"Jerry" Robinson. She leaves to cherish her life and love;one devoted daughter Brenda Brown-Morris(Alfred);four sons; Reginald D.,Phillip D.(Claudia),Adrian D., and Andre` D. Brown;eleven grandchildren;Ciarra,Sidra,Silver,Lo`gen,Kayla,Shanice,Nicole,Adrian Jr.,Brianna,Armand and Imani;one great-granddaughter,Aaliyah;four sisters,Mary L. Brown,Jessie Alston(Leslie),Gertrude "Jackie" Brown and Vernal Kallon and a host of other relatives and friends. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in perfect peace;and may light perpetually shine on her. Sometimes it's hard to understand Why certain things must be But ther's a reason for everything Beyond our powers to see We have known so much happiness We have had our cups of joy And memory is the gift of God Even death cannot destroy

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Catherine Jones

December 19, 1942 - November 19, 2013